NASHVILLE, Tenn.-The Lipscomb Bisons cross country team finished second Friday in the Tennessee Tech Invitational in Cookeville.

Coach Bill Taylor described the performance as the best meet of the year for his Bisons. They finished behind Evansville in the six-team field that included Tennessee Tech, North Alabama, Carson-Newman and Tennessee State.

Taylor entered 21 runners. After the race he cut his team to 11 runners with the nine best scheduled to compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships Oct. 27.

“The guys made improvements and that is what we were looking for,” Taylor said. “They were very competitive.

“They were maybe a little too aggressive at the beginning, but I would rather see that. We can always adjust from that. We still have room to grow, but it was a nice step forward.”

Sophomore Ryan Gadsey set the pace for the Bisons finishing fifth with a time of 27:31.60.